The U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina entered a supplemental consent order against Defendants, an individual and his precious metals company, for alleged fraudulent solicitation of customers for precious metals transactions, misappropriation of customer funds, and false statements about purported transactions. The Court’s supplemental order requires Defendants to pay, jointly and severally, a civil penalty of $15,761,432. The supplemental consent order followed the Court’s consent order of permanent injunction and its judgments against both Defendants in a related criminal proceeding, both issued in 2016.